This entity has not been resolved onto another DFX graph by a shared identifier. A name match elsewhere would be a candidate, never an identity, and none is recorded.

Current firm

GUARDIAN WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC

Current firm class

independent wealth managerderived

Book size

not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none

Industry start

Jun 24, 1987earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

39derivedfrom the industry start date

Years at current firm

4derivedfrom the current registration's begin date

Prior firms

2

Current registrations

1

Registered states

1

Designations

Certified Financial Planner

Exams

S66|S63

First exam

Jun 24, 1987

First registration

Mar 24, 2005

Dual registered

no

IAPD individual key

1682870

• Occurred

  May 11, 2022
  Advisor changed firm

  Russell Brenton Smith left Aptus Capital Advisors, Llc for Guardian Wealth Advisors, Llc (registered 2022-05-13)

  Form ADVobserved 5 days ago

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:ac7c0013-bf85-443d-a5d0-83cdb46120ab

First observed

Mar 24, 2005

Last observed

Sep 14, 2026 6 days ago

Source families

Federal regulator filings

1 registered feed stand behind this record; each fact above carries its own dates and, where the publisher serves one, its document.

Resolution

Identity across graphs by shared identifier (CRD, CIK, EIN, ADV fund id, individual CRD) or citation; a name match is shown as a candidate and never merged.